Choke
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Clark Gregg
Clark Gregg
Gillian Jacobs
David Shumbris
Jonah Bobo
Kelly Macdonald
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Victor Mancini, in an effort to pay for his once radical, now demented mother's expensive care in a private hospital, engages in a brazen scam. While dining in upscale restaurants, he deliberately chokes on his food, allowing himself to be "saved" by good Samaritans who grow so close to him in the wake of their heroic Heimlich Maneuvers, they lavish him with checks. His day job is no more conventional: he portrays an indentured Irish servant in full 18th Century garb at a historical theme park. And when he isn't busy being a put upon Pilgrim, gagging violently or visiting the mother who doesn't recognize him, Victor is attending sexaholic recovery meetings (or having forbidden encounters in the meeting hall bathroom). It's no wonder Victor feels adrift. But when his declining mother hints that she might be ready to spill the secret identity of his long lost father, Victor hopes it can finally provide the answers he has been searching for. With the help of his fellow sex addict Denny, Victor befriends his mother's alluring young physician, who leads him to believe his origins may be far more shockingly divine that he ever could have imagined. So is Victor Mancini still the no-good loser he has always thought he would be for the rest of his life or could he possibly be some crazy kind of savior.
Director
Clark Gregg
Cast
Clark Gregg
Gillian Jacobs
David Shumbris
Jonah Bobo
Kelly Macdonald
Sebastian Sozzi
Melinda Wade
Michelle Hurst
Kate Udall
Viola Harris
Jen Jones
Kathryn Alexander
Bijou Phillips
Joel Grey
Judith Anna Roberts
Heather Burns
Wilma Willi Burke
David Wolos-fonteno
Anjelica Huston
Jordan Lage
Paz De La Huerta
Mary B Mccann
Peggy Pope
Suzanne Shepherd
Neil Pepe
Mike S Ryan
Denise Raimi
Brad William Henke
Kate Blumberg
Isiah Whitlock
Matt Gerald
Solo Scott
Teodorina Bello
Yolonda Ross
Sam Rockwell
Don Rizzo
Alice Barrett Mitchell
Marty Murphy
Matt Malloy
Crew
Terry Adams
Reza Amidi
Michael Angelo
Steve Baker
Richard M Bartholomay
Nicholas R Bell
Justin Bennett
John Benson
Roshelle Berliner
Joey Bilger
Maceo Bishop
Cyndie Boehm
Naomi Bombardi-wilson
David Brenner
Michael Brettler
Bob Broder
Chelsea E Bruce
Nicholas Bryan
Christian Buenaventura
Steve Calitri
George Campbell
Robert Carnevale
Danielle Carter
Sungmi Choi
Alex Church
Eduardo Cisneros
Wendy Cohen
Diana J Collins
James Conaboy
Brandon T Connelly
Laura Cramer
Daniel Ishi Cruz
Neil Danziger
Deliana Daskalova
David Davenport
Matteo De Cosmo
Chris Defeo
Beth Dettmore
Grace Doherty
Matthew Van Doren
Johnathan Dorfman
Elizabeth Dran
Moosie Drier
Greg Dulli
Marie Durkan
Kristen Emery
Karen E. Etcoff
Christine Fennell
Temple Fennell
Shannon Finnerty
Yolan Fisher
James Fitzgerald
John Flores
Beau Flynn
Kevin Flynn
Cameron Folan
Zoe Ford
Kate Foster
Will Frank
Eleanor Friedberger
Matthew Friedberger
Eddie Frierson
Fiery Furnaces
Corey Gagner
Eduardo Garabal
John Gardiner
Albert Gasser
Eric Gearity
Robert T Gearity
Christof Gebert
Catherine George
Sarah Gibbins
Kyle Gilman
Lindsay Graham
John F Green
Shawn Greene
Colin Greenwood
Jonathan Greenwood
Clark Gregg
Paul Grunke
Melissa Guimaraes
Shannon Hall
Dave Hancock
Abigail Hansen
Thalia Harithas
Heather Harper
William Harris
Aiko Hasegawa
Aiko Hasegawa
Richard Hebrank
Alex Hernandez
Chris Hernandez
Tony Hernandez
Tim Heugele
Bridget Hoffman
Michael L Holland
Smokey Hormel
Smokey Hormel
Joshua Huffman
Lyle Hysen
Joe Ireland
John C Jackson
Maribina Jaimes
Tamara Johnson
Ms. Tyree Jones
Boryan Jovanovich
Dr. Louis Katz
Kirsten Kearse
Christopher T Keenan
Jim Kelly
Suzanne Kelly
Meg Kettell
Joe Klotz
Benjamin Kweller
Benjamin Kweller
Bob Lacivita
Nathan Larson
Dan Lasik
Mia Lee
Mia Lee
Jojo Li
Kevin Lomet
Anne Lopez
Jenny Lovin
Peter Madamba
Joan Malloch
Paul Michael Marini
Luke Marion
Keith Marlin
Albino Marsetti
Laura Martinez
Laurie May
Linette Mccoun
Ed Mccoy
Seane Mcfarland
James Mcfayden
Charles Mckenna
Matthew Mendelson
Jessica Miglio
Melissa B. Miller
Ross Miller
Alap Momin
Alap Momin
Wallace Mosley
Kimberly Shannon Murphy
Paul Myers
Robb Navrides
Claire Newlands
Jeff Niggemeyer
Jessye Norman
Edward O'brien
Colin Oberschmidt
David Occhino
Tim Orr
Elizabeth Ostermann
Alec Ounsworth
Chuck Palahniuk
Stacey Panepinto
Darin Patterson
Matthew Pebler
Bryan Pennington
Fletcher Perry
David Phillip
Jorge Pina
John Portnoy
John Portnoy
Chris Potter
Ian Pratt
Craig Pressgrove
Kevin Raper
Griffin Richardson
Michelle Ruff
Brendan Russell
Mike S Ryan
Benjamin Salley
Elliot Santiago
Maher Sattar
Gandhar Savur
Paul Schnee
Leo Schott
Jonathan Schwartz
Ira Schweitzer
Jay Scrimizzi
Rene Sekula
Philip James Selway
Luke Sherman
Max Sherwood
Georgia Simon
Georgia Simon
Manny Siverio
John Skidmore
Duncan Skiles
Suzanne Smith
Mark Sonderskov
Skip Stellrecht
Steve Stuhr
Richard Taylor
Sean Taylor
Anthony Torre
Samantha Treiber
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Work by an Ensemble Cast at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Limited Release in United States September 26, 2008
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States August 2008
Released in United States Fall September 26, 2008
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States March 2008
Released in United States on Video February 17, 2009
Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Sure Bets) June 12-21, 2008.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Piazza Grande) August 6-16, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 7-15, 2008.
Based on the novel "Choke" by Chuck Palahniuk; published by Doubleday May 2001.
Previously in development at Bandeira Entertainment and Firm Films.
Feature directorial debut for Clark Gregg.
Fox Searchlight acquired North American and most worldwide territory rights at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for a reported sum of $5 million.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States on Video February 17, 2009
Released in United States March 2008 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Spotlight Premieres) March 7-15, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Sure Bets) June 12-21, 2008.)
Released in United States August 2008 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (Piazza Grande) August 6-16, 2008.)
Limited Release in United States September 26, 2008
Released in United States Fall September 26, 2008
